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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1924

Page

4

Pink Pills Hope Nervous Patients Through Tremors

An advertisement for Dr Williams Pink Pills claims they restore nerve strength and relieve tremors and indigestion. A Portland woman narrates rapid improvement after a week, crediting the pills with steadier hands, better digestion, circulation, and fewer dizzy spells. The ad invites readers to request the free booklet and purchase by mail or via local druggists.

PD Williams Thomas Vin Brattle Street Portland Ty Williams Dr. Williams Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N. X

Court bars Fontaines from suing Vanderbilt Whitney in breach suit

Federal Judge John S. Wartridge issues a perpetual injunction barring Evan Burrows Fontaine from prosecuting breach of promise claims against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, denial of damages, and from alleging marriage promises or paternity. The decree confirms a July verdict exonerating Whitney and dismissing Fontaine’s $1,000,100 claim and conspiracy charges.

Evan Burrows Fontaine Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Religious Experience Child Questions God's Day

A solemn child asks if today is God s day, repeatedly seeking Sunday meaning. A nurse, under strain, answers gently that it is Thursday and later concedes God s day, while the boy asks where the funny paper fits in.

Joseph Nurge Lambie Harper's Magazine

Reassuring Miss Jones On Train Boarding

Passengers witness a staged bride scene as a young man escorts Miss Jones to a seat and bids her a pleasant journey. He later returns to relay a whispered message that the 'groom' is in the smoking compartment, prompting nervousness from the supposed bride.

Harper's Magazine

School Board Meets After Postponements This Afternoon

The Board of Education, delaying its meeting from Monday to Tuesday and then to yesterday, will convene this afternoon at 4 o'clock. No action will be taken on the financial secretary John K. Wynkoop's report proposing a 10 percent raise for teachers.

Board of Education John K. Wynkoop

Yale Opens Lapham Wing Aims To Modernize Athletics

Yale University unveils the Lapham Wing a $300000 athletic facility between the Bowl and Derby Avenue offering 1500 lockers extensive showers rubbing rooms coaches quarters a lunchroom and a central lounging room. The building includes separate varsity track and team rooms with modern drying equipment and new study spaces while central heating and fireproof design ensure comfort and safety for all Eli athletes and visiting teams.

Yale Elm Street Tract House Yale Lapham Wield New Haven Register Bowl Derby Avenue New Haven Henry Lapham Board of Control of Lapham University Theodore M. Barnes James C. Converge Greist FlereloZer Ben Old Eli Oigin North Haven

Prince of Wales Reaches Toronto Amid Fox Hunt Plans

The Prince of Wales and party arrived in Toronto from Detroit at 9:45 AM. Lieut Governor Cockshutt Premier Vergueon and Mayor Stltts welcomed them, then they went to the King Edward for breakfast before heading to Aurora for a fox hunt arranged by the Toronto Hunt Club, expected to last most of the day.

Toronto Prince of Wales Detroit Harry Cockshutt Ontario W. W. Sttlts King Edward Hotel Aurora Toronto Hunt Club

Chapman Sought in Waterbury City Mystery

Police comb Waterbury and suburbs for Gerald Chapman after a stranger matching his description borrows money at the American Legion home and vanishes. Amid news of Policeman James Skelly's slaying in New Britain, investigators learn of a Pennsylvania murder link to Chapman, ending the manhunt.

Waterbury Conn Gerald Chapman American Legion Hartford James Skelly New Britain Town Polles Pennsylvania Chapman

Tar and Feather User Guilty of Assaulting Girl

Frederick Maryland October 15 Arthur Rice found guilty by a circuit court jury of tarring and feathering Miss Dorothy Grandon. Sentence ranges from 18 months to 10 years. Rice posted $2,000 bond and appealed for a new trial. Brother Alvin Rice to be tried tomorrow. Rice testified illness and claimed he was not a leader.

Storm Rice

Ruby Yacht Theft Confusion Stuns Library Clerk

A girl at a Minneapolis library misreads the title of a book. She insists the book exists, then reveals a paper slip and corrects the title from The Scarlet Launch to The Ruby Yacht by Omar. The librarian confirms no such title is in the catalog.

Sada Lbrary AaBalstant Omar Minneapolis Tibune

The Baby Talk and Fashion Notes in One Page Tale

A playful exchange about a baby’s development contrasts with a Brooklyn joke and fashion notes on sheer frocks. The piece then shifts to a whimsical line about the sun and moon, describing their daily cycle and sunlight on the lunar surface.

Enthusiastic Comment Spawns Job Hint for Josh

The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corntessel joking that Josh, an incorrigible speeder, has no hope of obeying regulations, and his only chance is to be hired as a blevele policeman. The exchange captures playful skepticism about discipline and a quirky career suggestion.

Josh Farmer Corntessel Washington Star

Early Cotton Planting and Colonial Pioneers in America

The text traces cotton’s rise in U S history from Jamestown to Newport News, noting pioneers who built colonies and faced conflicts while establishing plantations. It also mentions unrelated phrases about milk delivery and a quip about hitching a milk wagon to a star, attributed to the Los Angeles Times.

United States Jamestown Newport News Nature Magazine England Los Angeles Times

Cured Her Rheumatism Free At Home

Mrs. jy, 2. Horst, of 204 Davis Avenue Bloomington Ti, reports curing rheumatism with a simple home method. She is not selling anything and asks readers to mail their name and address to receive the information free. Send your note before you forget.

Horst Davis Avenue Bloomington Hurat Mare.ly Sbe

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